Katie Holmes Is Able to Take the Subway with Much Greater Ease Than Jay-Z

Earlier this week, we took note as Jay-Z rode the subway for the first time in 18 years—a daunting R-train pilgrimage from Manhattan to Brooklyn that required security guards and police protection to stave off the swarm of camera-wielding fans making the already claustrophobic venture appear even more so. However, public transportation doesn’t have to be so hectic for high-profile entertainment types. Take for example, Katie Holmes, V.F.’s October cover subject, who succeeded in navigating the N.Y.C. subway system on Wednesday mostly incognito, as suggested by the lack of second-by-second paparazzi shots or YouTube footage chronicling her underground adventure. Instead, a sole photo of the actress has surfaced showing her in oversize sunglasses, with her head down, focused on her cell phone. The next victory for the paparazzi-hounded Manhattanite: she takes the bus and we never know about it.